28th of July is Peruvian Independence Day … ¡Felices fiestas!

Find out all about how the day is celebrated in last year’s post.

Manu Wildlife Center: A journey to deepest, darkest Peru Manu Wildlife Center Review A few months back, in April, I ventured once again to the southern Peruvian rainforest and to the Manu Wildlife Center, l...

Corpus Christi Peru Festival Corpus Christi Peru Festival in Cusco The Corpus Christi Peru Festival is the most important religious festival celebrated in Cusco, and features an ...

Trip Report: La Paz and Surroundings by Marisol Mosquera After our long journey across deserts, lagoons and the Salar de Uyuni and endless drives through Potosi and Sucre, arriving in ...

Amazon Villa: A Private Bungalow in the Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Villa, a private bungalow in the Tambopata region of the Amazon, opened in August 2014. This luxury amazon villa, located 15 minutes from t...

How to spell Machu Picchu First accounts of the existence of Machu Picchu, as described in the revised edition of John Hemming's book, "Monuments of the Incas" (2010 Thames &a...

The Poor Relation; Celebrating 2008, the Year of the Potato Celebrating 2008, the Year of the Potato Looking from a Western perspective (perhaps over a plate of fries), the United Nations declar...

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Happy Independence Day Perú!